According to Mike Puma of the New York Post and Jon Heyman of the MLB Network, the Reds are showing interest in trading for former Mets shortstop Amed Rosario. The Reds had interest in free agent infielders Freddy Galvis and Andrelton Simmons before they recently signed, with the Orioles and Twins respectively. They’ve also talked with free agent infielder Didi Gregorius, but his asking...
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According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the Mets are targeting center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr., utility-man Enrique Hernandez, and a bullpen arm (mentions potential of Brad Hand) to finish off their offseason. Heyman also notes, that while the Mets like Trevor Bauer, they aren’t rushing to sign him and looking to line up multiple pieces. It was reported on Thursday that the Mets could be...
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Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic originally reported that the Mets were close to an agreement with free agent reliever Brad Hand. Now, he’s backtracking that a bit, saying the Mets are still “engaged” with Hand, but the deal is not close. Hand, 30, posted a 2.05 ERA, 1.37 FIP, spectacular 7.25 K/BB, and a major league leading 16 saves in 2020 for Cleveland. Hand’s numbers...
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The Mets entered the offseason with 13 arbitration eligible players, the second most in the majors. The deadline to settle with players to avoid arbitration is on Friday on 1 p.m. ET. MLB Trade Rumors released their projections for all arbitration eligible players in October. The Mets non-tendered Chasen Shreve to bring that number down to 12 arbitration eligible players. They also already...
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Jon Heyman of MLB Network was on WFAN on Thursday afternoon, talking about the recent rumors in Major League Baseball, and the Mets are still hogging the airwaves. Heyman says there’s a “good chance” that the Mets sign center fielder George Springer and “would be surprised if the Mets didn’t sign him (Francisco Lindor)” to a long-term deal. Mets’...
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